etale Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I have gone through withdrawals for Paroxetine 20mg and escitalopram 30mg before so I have experienced effects of withdrawal before. The reason I'm getting off of Zoloft is because I don't feel it's actually helping me after 3 months. I got on it for c-ptsd and I noticed some mild improvements at first. Now I think it's no longer helping. I just started 200mg a week ago after dosing up in increments of 50. Now I realize I will have to dose down much slower. I see the recommendations stating to go down 10% at a time of the current dose every 2-6 weeks. I can do that however I do not have a scale to weigh my sertraline as it is in 100mg capsules. My preference would be to taper to 150mg right away because I have only been on 200mg for a week and this week has been when things got much worse (sweating, insomnia, emotional lability, brain fog). Any advice regarding dose measurement such as what scale to buy or methods to use would be appreciated. Link to comment
Moderator Onmyway Posted June 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2022 Dear @etale, welcome to SA. Before we can advise you on how to proceed, can you please give us more details on your drug history - here are some instructions on how to do it. How to List Drug History in Signature - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants This thread will help you figure out how to get the right dose of your drug. Pls tag me when you have completed your signature so that I can advise. OMW "Nothing so small as a moment is insurmountable, and moments are all that we have. You have survived every trial and tribulation that life has thrown at you up until this very instant. When future troubles come—and they will come—a version of you will be born into that moment that can conquer them, too." - Kevin Koenig I am not a doctor and this should not be considered medical advice. You can use the information and recommendations provided in whatever way you want and all decisions on your treatment are yours. In the next few weeks I do not have a lot of capacity to respond to questions. If you need a quick answer pls tag or ask other moderators who may want to be tagged. Aug 2000 - July 2003 (ct, 4-6 wk wd) , citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn, wellbutrin for a few months, trazodone prn Dec 2004 - July 2018 citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn (rarely used) Aug 2018 - citalopram 40 mg (self titrated up) September 2018 - January 2019 tapered citalopram - 40/30/20/10/5 no issues until a week after reaching 0 Feb 2019 0.25 xanax - 0.5/day (3 weeks) over to klonopin 0.25 once a day to manage severe wd March 6, reinstated citalopram 2.5 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 mg for sleep 2-3 times a week Apr 1st citalopram 2.0 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 once a week (off by 4/14/19- no tapering) citalopram (liquid) 4/14/19 -1.8 mg, 5/8/19 - 1.6 mg, 7/27/19 -1.5 mg, 8/15/19 - 1.35, 2/21/21 - 1.1 (smaller drops in between), 6/20/21 - 1.03 mg, 8/7/21- 1.025, 8/11/21 - 1.02, 8/15/21 - 1.015, 9/3/21 - 0.925 (fingers crossed!), 10/8/21 - 0.9, 10/18/21 - 0.875, 12/31/21 - 0.85, 1/7/22 - 0.825, 1/14/22 - 0.8, 1/22/22 - 0.785, 8/18/22 - 0.59, 12/15/2022 - 0.48, 2/15/22 - 0.43, 25/07/23 - 0.25 (mistake), 6/08/23 - 0.33mg Supplements: magnesium citrate and bi-glycinate Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now